29 Facts About Lewis Grabban

Lewis James Grabban was born on 12 January 1988 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Lewis Grabban was called up to the Jamaica squad in 2015 but remains uncapped.

Lewis Grabban began to find form as he scored four goals in nine matches, all of which were wins, against Swindon Town, Colchester United, Hereford United and Chester.

On 25 March 2010, Lewis Grabban signed for Brentford on loan until the end of the season.

On 24 January 2011, Lewis Grabban signed permanently for Brentford on a free transfer, with his contract lasting until the end of the season.

Lewis Grabban made 32 appearances and scored 7 goals across his three spells with the Bees.

On 4 July 2011, Lewis Grabban signed for League Two side Rotherham United, on a two-year deal.

Lewis Grabban had previously worked with manager Andy Scott during his time at Brentford.

On 21 May 2012 reports came in that Crawley Town had agreed a deal with the striker, it was later confirmed that Lewis Grabban had agreed a deal after announced by Sky Sports News and BBC Sport but Rotherham boss Steve Evans denied the deal being agreed.

Oxford won the game on penalties, although Lewis Grabban scored his penalty in the shoot-out.

Lewis Grabban scored 35 goals during his two-year stay with the Cherries.

Lewis Grabban went on to score 13 goals in 44 games for the club, the first 12 of which played an integral part in the club gaining promotion to the Premier League.

Lewis Grabban later apologised to Norwich supporters following the incident, reaffirming his commitment to the club.

On 11 January 2016, Lewis Grabban re-signed for now Premier League side AFC Bournemouth from Norwich City on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Lewis Grabban scored three goals in 17 appearances for Reading throughout his loan spell, and he featured in their Championship play-off final defeat to Huddersfield Town.

On 26 July 2017, Lewis Grabban signed for Sunderland on a season long loan.

Lewis Grabban's first goal for the club was an equalising penalty against Preston North End on 20 February 2018.

Lewis Grabban then joined Championship side Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee on 6 July 2018 on a four-year deal.

Manager Aitor Karanka revealed that it took two to three weeks of persuasion before Lewis Grabban chose to move to Forest, but eventually he was convinced of the club's ambition.

Lewis Grabban then did not score in his next five games and picked up a few niggling injuries, before Karanka was sacked and replaced with Forest club legend Martin O'Neill.

Under O'Neill's management and subsequent style of play, Lewis Grabban struggled with form, scoring just twice in 14 games, with the forward having to drop deep into his own half to get the ball due to Forest relying more on scoring from set-pieces than goals from open play.

Lewis Grabban was made vice-captain of Nottingham Forest ahead of the new season, following the departure of Ben Watson to Charlton Athletic.

Lewis Grabban was offered the chance to move to Qatar and join former manager Sabri Lamouchi's new team, Al-Duhail.

Lewis Grabban turned down the move after the Forest hierarchy convinced him of his worth to the team.

Lewis Grabban was Forest's top scorer for the third season in a row, scoring 6 goals.

Lewis Grabban was considered the main striker under the new coach and started to score consistently as Forest climbed the table.

Lewis Grabban finished the season with 13 goals in 34 appearances, with an ankle injury keeping him out of the side for much of the second half of the campaign.

On 24 August 2022, Lewis Grabban joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Ahli on a one-year deal.

Lewis Grabban was later called up to the Jamaica national football team on 27 February 2015 for friendly games against Venezuela and Cuba.